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Hero's award: The Victoria Cross was awarded to pilot David Hornell, right, who had grown up in a house on a street now known as Lake Cres
Hero's award: The Victoria Cross was awarded to pilot David Hornell, right, who had grown up in a house on a street now known as Lake Cres

Hero's award: The Victoria Cross was awarded to pilot David Hornell, right, who had grown up in a house on a street now known as Lake Cres

Date3/24/1984
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  • Hero's award: The Victoria Cross was awarded to pilot David Hornell, right, who had grown up in a house on a street now known as Lake Cres
  • Hero's award: The Victoria Cross was awarded to pilot David Hornell; right; who had grown up in a house on a street now known as Lake Cres. in Mimico.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hero's award: The Victoria Cross was awarded to pilot David Hornell; right; who had grown up in a house on a street now known as Lake Cres. in Mimico. Image used to illustrate Historical Toronto article by Donald Jones, ''Crew came first for Mimico's gentle hero,'' published in Toronto Star, 24 March 1984, p. M3.
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009471F
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      Top award: William Hornell holds his brother David's Victoria Cross.
      Top award: William Hornell holds his brother David's Victoria Cross.
      Dutton, Don
      4/7/1991
      Medieval studies are now pursued by University of Toronto students in the old home of Sir William Thomas White on Queen's Park Cres. He was the popular statesman who introduced income tax to Canada
      Medieval studies are now pursued by University of Toronto students in the old home of Sir William Thomas White on Queen's Park Cres. He was the popular statesman who introduced income tax to Canada
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      5/11/1976
      Hero's high five: Frank Ruse, 97, left and Alan Ross, 105, salute each other as they recall ex-pilots in World War I, when they were couriers
      Hero's high five: Frank Ruse, 97, left and Alan Ross, 105, salute each other as they recall ex-pilots in World War I, when they were couriers
      McConnell, Colin
      11/10/1993
      Kidnapped diplomat's wife, Mrs. James Cross leaves family home on Montreal's Redpath Cres. in a car with detectives. She was taken to police headquart(...)
      Kidnapped diplomat's wife, Mrs. James Cross leaves family home on Montreal's Redpath Cres. in a car with detectives. She was taken to police headquart(...)
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      10/9/1970
      Ronald Telfer has had a lot of reaction to the display of 10 provincial and 2 territorial flags on his Burnhamthorpe Cres. lawn.
      Ronald Telfer has had a lot of reaction to the display of 10 provincial and 2 territorial flags on his Burnhamthorpe Cres. lawn.
      Lennon, Frank
      6/28/1979
      Fifth V. C. winner, Ftl.-Lieut David (Bud) Hornell, Mimico was the first R.C.A.F. member to win the award in this war.
      Fifth V. C. winner, Ftl.-Lieut David (Bud) Hornell, Mimico was the first R.C.A.F. member to win the award in this war.
      Hornell, David, 1910-1944
      1941?
      Thirteen-year-old Jonathan Goldberg and his father, David Goldberg, discuss television commercials in their home on Restwell Cres
      Thirteen-year-old Jonathan Goldberg and his father, David Goldberg, discuss television commercials in their home on Restwell Cres
      Barkley, Harold
      6/13/1973
      And during the last years of her life, Mazo de la Roche, author of the Jalna books, bought a large Elizabethan-style home at 3 Ava Cres., in Forest Hill, right
      And during the last years of her life, Mazo de la Roche, author of the Jalna books, bought a large Elizabethan-style home at 3 Ava Cres., in Forest Hill, right
      De la Roche, Mazo, 1879-1961
      4/5/1988
      Explosion levels east end house, A three-storey house on Beachview Cres
      Explosion levels east end house, A three-storey house on Beachview Cres
      Barkley, Harold
      1/15/1973
      Prue's house 188 Parkview Hill Cres
      Prue's house 188 Parkview Hill Cres
      Goode, Jeff
      7/10/1996
      Publishers Margaret McKavanagh and Alan Seymour house a desktop publishing operation on Pailton Cres
      Publishers Margaret McKavanagh and Alan Seymour house a desktop publishing operation on Pailton Cres
      Bull, Ron
      8/24/1989
      Kingston, George Templeman, house, Queen's Park Cres. W., present site of University of Toronto Medical Building.
      Kingston, George Templeman, house, Queen's Park Cres. W., present site of University of Toronto Medical Building.
      Kingston, George Templeman
      189-?